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Foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck told a regular briefing: "The fact that Trump said he will not have talks for the sake of talks reiterated our joint stance that we are open to dialogue but the right situation must be formed". North Korean state media reported the election of the South's new left-leaning president Moon Jae-In after a two-day delay, but at unusual length.

Bush, "a policy which goes back to. pushing Iran back in the Middle East ", Sadjadpour said . "We welcome President Trump's recognition of Islam as 'one of the world's great faiths, ' but that recognition does not wipe out years of well-documented anti-Islam animus", Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a statement .

Referencing his earlier visit to Saudi Arabia , Trump said he believed "a new level of partnership is possible" in the Middle East. Standing next to Trump, Abbas says the Palestinians "are committed to working with you to reach a historic peace deal between us and Israel ".

Trump arrived in Bethlehem in a motorcade, crossing a checkpoint at Israel's controversial separation wall, and was greeted by Abbas and other dignitaries outside the presidential palace, The Washington Examiner reported . The president will discuss bilateral relations and Israeli-Palestinian conflict with both leaders separately. In their press conference, Trump and Netanyahu reiterated their plans to work together.

Some witnesses described scenes of panic and carnage following a blast outside the arena, which left at least 22 people dead and 50 injured. The Greater Manchester Police Department reported via Twitter that the agency is treating the incident as a terror attack until proven otherwise.

One fan, Majid Khan, 22, described the explosion and ensuing panic. Mrs May will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday morning. A video posted on Twitter showed fans screaming and running out of the venue. . After securing the area, police said they carried out a "precautionary controlled explosion" that confirmed abandoned items were clothing, not suspicious items.